Flugmotorenwerke Ostmark
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The Flugmotorenwerke Ostmark (German for Aircraft Engine Factory Eastern March) was a large German aircraft engine
supplier during the World War II
, a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch
cartel. It specialized in engines for the majority of aeroplanes designed by the Heinkel
works and had three large factories at its disposal: in Wiener Neudorf
, Biedermannsdorf
and Guntramsdorf
. It also closely cooperated with the Steyr
company located nearby. All the factories used slave labour of the inmates of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
. After the war the company's sites were taken over by Eco Plus.
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
supplier during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, a part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria, which was broken up in stages between 1987 and 2001. The component parts and operations continued to exist under separate ownership and new names.-History:...
cartel. It specialized in engines for the majority of aeroplanes designed by the Heinkel
Heinkel
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high-speed flight.-History:...
works and had three large factories at its disposal: in Wiener Neudorf
Wiener Neudorf
Wiener Neudorf is an Austrian town in the eastern part of the Mödling district, south of Vösendorf and Maria Enzersdorf, west of Biedermannsdorf, and north of Guntramsdorf.- History :...
, Biedermannsdorf
Biedermannsdorf
Biedermannsdorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
and Guntramsdorf
Guntramsdorf
Guntramsdorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
. It also closely cooperated with the Steyr
Steyr
Steyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
company located nearby. All the factories used slave labour of the inmates of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Mauthausen Concentration Camp grew to become a large group of Nazi concentration camps that was built around the villages of Mauthausen and Gusen in Upper Austria, roughly east of the city of Linz.Initially a single camp at Mauthausen, it expanded over time and by the summer of 1940, the...
. After the war the company's sites were taken over by Eco Plus.